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Bookmark or Share- R.U.R. - WikipediaR.U.R. is a 1920 Science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots, a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions).
- Karel Čapek - WikipediaKarel Čapek (Czech: [ˈkarɛl ˈtʃapɛk] ⓘ; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction , including his novel War with the Newts (1936) and play R.U.R. ( Rossum's Universal Robots , 1920), which introduced the word robot .
- Karel Čapek | Czech Writer, Playwright & Novelist | BritannicaKarel Čapek (born Jan. 9, 1890, Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]—died Dec. 25, 1938, Prague, Czech.) was a Czech novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist. The son of a country doctor, Čapek suffered all his life from a spinal disease, and writing seemed a compensation.
- The Czech Play That Gave Us the Word ‘Robot’ - The MIT Press ReaderBy: John M. Jordan. By the time his play “R.U.R.” (which stands for “Rossum’s Universal Robots”) premiered in Prague in 1921, Karel Čapek was a well-known Czech intellectual. Like many of his peers, he was appalled by the carnage wrought by the mechanical and chemical weapons that marked World War I as a departure from previous combat.
- Karel Čapek and the Origin of the Word "Robot" - History Toolsby history tools. March 27, 2024. Karel Čapek, a prolific Czech writer and playwright in the early 20th century, is credited for first introducing the word "robot" to the worldwide lexicon.
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